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UK - Similar to North American doughnuts, but traditionally topped with granulated sugar rather than powdered sugar or glaze. In some parts of Scotland, ring doughnuts are referred to as Doughrings, with the doughnut moniker being reserved exclusively for the nut-shaped variety. Glazed, twisted rope-shaped doughnuts are known as Yum-yums. It is also possible to buy fudge doughnuts in certain regions of Scotland. In some parts of Northern Ireland, ring doughnuts are referred to as "gravy rings" due to their being cooked in oil, itself colloquially known as "gravy".

India - Vadai are savoury rings of dough made from lentils that are popular in Tamil cuisine They are not necessarily fried. Varieties of sweet doughnut-like pastries includes "badushah" or Balushahi. They are made like an old-fashioned doughnut by frying the dough in oil, and are soaked in sugar syrup and sometimes flavored with spices. Badushah does not have the center hole. Another sweet in India is "imarti", known elsewhere as jalebi. Adhirasamâ are a Tamil sweet doughnut with a long history.

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Australia - besides traditional ring doughnuts, jam doughnuts are common in most bakeries. Cinnamon or chocolate-topped donuts can be found in almost any cafe.

Russia - Ponchik, Russian "Ð¿Ð¾Ð½ÑÐ¸ÐºÐ¸", ponchiki, and Ukrainian "Ð¿Ð°Ð¼Ð¿ÑÑÐºÐ¸", pampushky, are the equivalent designations for the polish PÄ czki, but could be filled with cream or jam, or neither.

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Japan - Dango, Sata-andagi (Okinawa), Taiyaki (fish-shaped). In Japan, An-doughnut (ãããã¼ããã, lit. "bean jam doughnut") is widely available and is similar to Germany's Berliner, except it contains bean jam. Native to Okinawa is a spheroid pastry similar to a doughnut called Sata Adagi.

China - Cantonese cuisine features an oval shaped pastry called NgÃ uhleisÅu (çè·é ¥, lit. "Ox-tongue pastry" due to its tongue-like shape). A similar food is called saa1 jung1 (æ²ç¿), fried round dough balls with sugar sprinkled on top. A Shanghai dessert named é«åè±æ² is a variant of this with oilier dough (originally made with egg white) and filled with red bean paste. Other types are Tikoy, Zha Gao, Jin Doi, Chien Doi, ZhÃ¡ MiÃ n QuÄn. A salty variation are deep-fried doughnut sticks that are often quite oily, hence their name in Mandarin, YÃ³utiÃ¡o (æ²¹æ¢, lit. "oil strips"); in Cantonese, this doughnut-style pastry is called YÃ uhjagwÃ¡i (æ²¹ç¸é¬¼); it is often served with congee, a traditional rice porridge.

Netherlands - Oliebollen is a traditional Dutch food eaten on New Year's Eve and at fairs. They are like a round donut without a hole.

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Mexico - BuÃ±uelo, Churro, Sopapilla. The Mexican Donas are very similar to donuts including in the name; the dona is a fried-dough pastry-based snack, commonly covered with powdered brown sugar and cinnamon, white sugar or coated in chocolate.

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Poland - PÄ czki, round jam-filled doughnuts. PÄ czki have been known in Poland at least since the Middle Ages. JÄdrzej Kitowicz wrote that during the reign of the August III under influence of French cooks who came to Poland at that time, pÄ czki dough baked in Poland has been improved, so that pÄ czki became lighter, spongier, and more resilient.

Pakistan - Local doughnuts are called 'Kichori', which are filled with minced meat (beef or chicken) and deep fried. Another variety is the 'mitha' or 'sweet' samosa, which is filled with 'Halwa' (Flour based sweet meat) and deep friend. Local variations on the classic American doughnuts were made available in the early 90s, especially with arrival of Dunkin Doughnuts, but have not over taken the traditional varieties.

Philippines - Local varieties of Donuts (donat) are sold by peddlers and street vendors throughout the Philippines. Local varieties are usually made of plain well-mead dough, deep-fried in refined coconut oil and sprinkled with refined sugar. Bitso-bitso (or Bicho-bicho) is donut-like local pastry. The dough is made of one long piece that doubles on itself, and is twisted, deep-fried and coated with coarse-grained sugar. It sometimes may come with a cheese filling. Local donuts have a chewier texture than Western ones. In the Philippines, donuts are a popular merienda or mid-day snack. Some doughnuts here are sprinkled with cocoa powder.

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Hungary - FÃ¡nk, a round doughnut or (Bismarck Doughnuts) (without a hole) and dusted with sugar, and LÃ¡ngos, a flat fried bread made of yeast dough, served with sour cream and toppings like cheese, ham or chopped onions.

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Israel - Sufganiyah (×¡××¤×× ××, plural Sufganyot), like the German Berliner, jelly doughnuts, Boston cream doughnut, the Polish pÄ czki, or the Russian ponchik, are fried, pierced and injected with jelly or custard, and then topped with powdered sugar or frosting. They have become a traditional Hanukkah food in recent decades. Traditionally they are filled with red jelly and topped with sugar icing. However, many other varieties exist, the more expensive ones being filled with dulce de leche.

Belgium - Smoutebollen are similar to Dutch Oliebollen but usually do not contain any fruit, except for apple chunks sometimes. They are typical carnival and fair snacks and are dusted with powdered sugar.

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Denmark - The "Berliner" without a hole is available in bakeries across the country and are called Basser or Aebleskiver.

South Korea - Many bakeries in South Korea offer doughnuts either filled with or made entirely from the Korean traditional rice dessert Tteok. These come in a variety of different colors, though they are normally in green, pink, or white. They are often filled with a sweet red bean paste or sesame seeds.

Chile - Round fried filled doughnuts without hole are popular in Chile because of the large German community there and is called a Berlin (plural Berlines). It may be filled with jam or with manjar, the Chilean version of dulce de leche.

Serbia - Doughnuts similar to the Berliner are also prepared in the Northern Balkans, particularly in Croatia (, Ustipci, Krofnepokladnice or Krafne) and Serbia's Vojvodina province. They are called Krofna, a name derived from the Austrian Krapfen.

Armenia - Ponchik (similar to Polish PÄ czki) are a deep-fried piece of dough shaped into a flattened sphere and filled with confiture or other sweet filling. Tukalik are similar to doughnut holes, and Armenian doughnuts are referred to as Chickies.